Explore Transgressive Fiction
Well, here we are, so what can you expect from the books featured here?
You’ll get visceral and gruesome, you’ll get metaphor and satire, but you’ll also get nuance and subtlety. You’ll get both emotional and intellectual challenge and stimulation. Sometimes, maybe you’ll be revolted or confused, other times perhaps melancholy or sad, but, what you won’t be is bored. You won’t love every book you find on here, but if ever you find yourself tired of this journey of discovery, that’s the moment your consciousness, soul, or whatever you want to call it, begins to die.
– Your (possibly unreliable) Narrator
Killing Yourself to Live
Sepultura
Down Solo
Exquisite Corpse
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Lolita
And the Ass Saw the Angel
Moon Tiger
Big Sur
The Bell Jar
The Marbled Swarm
High Life
Kiss Me, Judas
Cat’s Cradle
Narcopolis
The Fuck-Up
Novel With Cocaine
The Catcher in the Rye
Filth
Foreskin’s Lament
Tropic of Cancer
Trip the Light Fantastic
Dead Babies
The Stud Book
Cocaine Nights
Scorched Atlas
The 120 Days of Sodom
Glamorama
The Goldfinch
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
Money
HASHTAG
The Book of Lies
The Rum Diary
The Exit Man
Women
The Demon
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
The Contortionist’s Handbook
Passing for Human
The Man in the High Castle
Hell’s Half Acre
Clown Girl
The Children Act
Invisible Cities
Naked Lunch
Hope: A Tragedy
The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
Franny and Zooey
Symbiosis
Blood and Guts in High School
Sick to Death
Girlfriend in a Coma
The Setting Sun
Diary of a Lost Girl
Tree of Smoke
Dirtbags
How the Dead Live
Slaves of New York
Invisible Monsters
Darkness at Noon
The Sexy Part of the Bible
Dead Men’s Trousers
Breakfast of Champions
Tampa
The Folly of Loving Life
The Largesse of the Sea Maiden
Hunger
Trainspotting
The Plague
The King of Methlehem
The Fall
The Master and Margarita
House of Incest
On Chesil Beach
Ubik
Delta of Venus
Pale Fire
Crash
Trust Me
Skagboys
The Drowned World
Notes From the Underground
Three Hundred Million
Necropolis
Island
Dare Me
Diary of a Drug Fiend
West is San Francisco
The Prince
Dreams of Leaving
Disintegration
Time’s Arrow
On the Road
Post Office
The Stranger
The Wasp Factory
Geek Love
Cosmic Banditos
Junky
Voluntary Madness
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
The Dharma Bums
Apathy and Other Small Victories
The Insult
Lord of the Flies
The Room
If on a Winter’s Night a Traveller
Sharp Objects
1984
Suicide Casanova
American Psycho
Dark Rooms
Generation X
Dermaphoria
The Cement Garden
A Certain Age
The Secret History
Brave New World
Crime and Punishment
Fur People
Fight Club 2
Assuming Names: A Con Artist’s Masquerade
Lost Souls
Factotum
Hey Nostradamus!
Brighton Rock
Ham on Rye
Story of the Eye
Animal Farm
Choke
Coin Locker Babies
The End of the Affair
High-Rise
Never Anyone But You
Darkness Visible
The Bachman Books
Slaughterhouse Five
Tropic of Capricorn
Great Apes
Money Shot
Jesus’ Son
Choke Hold
The Zombie Room
Cows
Porno
The Dice Man
Mongrels
Play it as it Lays
The Quiet American
Adjustment Day
The Year of Magical Thinking
Growth of the Soil
The New York Trilogy
In Search of Captain Zero
The Information
The Five Gates of Hell
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Audition
The Soft Machine
Save Yourself
The Metamorphosis
Dogrun
Penny Dreadful
Heart of Darkness
Howl and Other Poems
Lord Jim
Between the Shadow and Lo
Last Exit to Brooklyn
Give Me Your Hand
In Wolves’ Clothing
A Clockwork Orange
Requiem for a Dream
Ulysses
The Road
You Will Know Me
Savage Night
The Gulag Archipelago 1918-1956
Iguana Love
The Killer Inside Me
Frisk
The Doors of Perception
4 3 2 1
Dark Places
Heart of a Dog
Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs
In the Miso Soup
Never Mind Nirvana
Miami Purity
I Miss the World
The Trial
The Basketball Diaries
A Scanner Darkly
Lady Chatterly’s Lover
The Death of Bunny Munro
The Sluts
The Book of Revelation
No Longer Human
The Book of Illusions
Microserfs
Nineteen Seventy Four
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Fahrenheit 451
Nutshell
Gone Girl
Down to No Good
Less Than Zero
Piercing
Fight Club
Hell’s Angels
No Country for Old Men
Concrete Island
The Rules of Attraction
Pan
The Blade Artist
Staring Into the Abyss
The Elephant Tree
Lunar Park
Explore Transgressive Fiction
Slaughterhouse Five
No Country for Old Men
Piercing
Exquisite Corpse
Three Hundred Million
Save Yourself
West is San Francisco
Concrete Island
The Goldfinch
Lolita
The Information
The Doors of Perception
The Year of Magical Thinking
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Dead Babies
Hunger
Never Anyone But You
Sick to Death
Jesus’ Son
House of Incest
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Play it as it Lays
Diary of a Drug Fiend
The Book of Revelation
The Rules of Attraction
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Cat’s Cradle
Hope: A Tragedy
Dead Men’s Trousers
Mongrels
The Killer Inside Me
Trainspotting
Darkness Visible
In Search of Captain Zero
I Miss the World
The Room
Great Apes
The End of the Affair
Moon Tiger
Pan
Microserfs
The Blade Artist
Dirtbags
Ulysses
Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs
The Setting Sun
Cocaine Nights
Scorched Atlas
The Insult
The Elephant Tree
Geek Love
The Bell Jar
The Folly of Loving Life
The Death of Bunny Munro
The Trial
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
The Children Act
Time’s Arrow
The Sluts
How the Dead Live
In the Miso Soup
Animal Farm
The Gulag Archipelago 1918-1956
In Wolves’ Clothing
Heart of a Dog
Audition
Blood and Guts in High School
Requiem for a Dream
4 3 2 1
Howl and Other Poems
Notes From the Underground
A Certain Age
Filth
Choke Hold
The Soft Machine
The Catcher in the Rye
Choke
Adjustment Day
No Longer Human
Big Sur
Lord of the Flies
Crash
HASHTAG
Tropic of Capricorn
Lost Souls
Money Shot
Miami Purity
Clown Girl
The Demon
The Exit Man
A Clockwork Orange
Naked Lunch
Darkness at Noon
The Quiet American
And the Ass Saw the Angel
Symbiosis
The Fall
Never Mind Nirvana
On Chesil Beach
The Basketball Diaries
The 120 Days of Sodom
The Master and Margarita
Delta of Venus
The Stranger
Necropolis
Novel With Cocaine
Hell’s Angels
Pale Fire
On the Road
Between the Shadow and Lo
Slaves of New York
The Man in the High Castle
Invisible Cities
Factotum
Assuming Names: A Con Artist’s Masquerade
The Largesse of the Sea Maiden
Savage Night
Junky
Staring Into the Abyss
Diary of a Lost Girl
Tropic of Cancer
American Psycho
Franny and Zooey
The Marbled Swarm
The Book of Illusions
Cosmic Banditos
Ham on Rye
Narcopolis
Passing for Human
Less Than Zero
Sharp Objects
High Life
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
The Dharma Bums
Brighton Rock
The Plague
Breakfast of Champions
You Will Know Me
Frisk
Iguana Love
Island
Glamorama
Gone Girl
Down Solo
Money
The Bachman Books
Kiss Me, Judas
Growth of the Soil
Coin Locker Babies
Lord Jim
The Road
Hey Nostradamus!
The Cement Garden
Fight Club 2
Disintegration
Invisible Monsters
Fahrenheit 451
The Book of Lies
Girlfriend in a Coma
The Contortionist’s Handbook
Fur People
The Metamorphosis
Skagboys
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Cows
Post Office
Dreams of Leaving
Story of the Eye
Sepultura
Trip the Light Fantastic
The Sexy Part of the Bible
Voluntary Madness
Hell’s Half Acre
Porno
The Dice Man
Trust Me
The King of Methlehem
Penny Dreadful
Heart of Darkness
Brave New World
Crime and Punishment
Women
Foreskin’s Lament
Last Exit to Brooklyn
Tampa
Suicide Casanova
The Five Gates of Hell
Ubik
If on a Winter’s Night a Traveller
Apathy and Other Small Victories
Lady Chatterly’s Lover
Nutshell
The Wasp Factory
Killing Yourself to Live
Nineteen Seventy Four
Dark Rooms
Dark Places
Dogrun
The Stud Book
Dermaphoria
A Scanner Darkly
The Secret History
The Drowned World
The Rum Diary
Give Me Your Hand
The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
1984
Down to No Good
Tree of Smoke
High-Rise
The Fuck-Up
The New York Trilogy
The Prince
Dare Me
Fight Club
Lunar Park
Generation X
The Zombie Room